Ulrika Ljung-Faxén

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Article: ESC HEART FAILURE. 2024;11(1):601-605
Acyl ghrelin increases cardiac output while preserving right ventricular-pulmonary arterial coupling in heart failure
Erhardsson M; Faxen UL; Venkateshvaran A; Hage C; Pironti G; Thorvaldsen T; Webb D-L; Hellstroem PM; Andersson DC; Stahlberg M; Lund LH
Article: ESC HEART FAILURE. 2023;10(6):3729-3734
Regional differences and coronary microvascular dysfunction in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
Erhardsson M; Faxen UL; Venkateshvaran A; Svedlund S; Saraste A; Fermer ML; Gan L-M; Shah SJ; Tromp J; Lam CSP; Lund LH; Hage C
Article: JOURNAL OF CRITICAL CARE. 2023;76:154290
Isolated diastolic dysfunction is associated with increased mortality in critically ill patients
Cavefors O; Faxen UL; Bech-Hanssen O; Lundin S; Ricksten S-E; Redfors B; Oras J
Article: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. 2023;44(22):2009-2025
Acyl ghrelin improves cardiac function in heart failure and increases fractional shortening in cardiomyocytes without calcium mobilization
Lund LH; Hage C; Pironti G; Thorvaldsen T; Ljung-Faxen U; Zabarovskaja S; Shahgaldi K; Webb D-L; Hellstrom PM; Andersson DC; Stahlberg M
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE. 2022;24(12):2251-2260
Association of epicardial adipose tissue with proteomics, coronary flow reserve, cardiac structure and function, and quality of life in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: insights from the PROMIS-HFpEF study
Venkateshvaran A; Faxen UL; Hage C; Michaelsson E; Svedlund S; Saraste A; Beussink-Nelson L; Fermer ML; Gan L-M; Tromp J; Lam CSP; Shah SJ; Lund LH
Article: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL-CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING. 2022;23(9):1157-1168
Left atrial reservoir strain improves diagnostic accuracy of the 2016 ASE/EACVI diastolic algorithm in patients with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction: insights from the KARUM haemodynamic database
Venkateshvaran A; Tureli HO; Faxen UL; Lund LH; Tossavainen E; Lindqvist P
Article: ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY. 2021;38(9):1624-1631
Accuracy and diagnostic performance of doppler echocardiography to estimate mean pulmonary artery pressure in heart failure
Bjorkman A; Lund LH; Faxen UL; Lindqvist P; Venkateshvaran A
Article: JOURNAL OF CARDIAC FAILURE. 2021;27(7):756-765
Generalizability of HFA-PEFF and H₂FPEF Diagnostic Algorithms and Associations With Heart Failure Indices and Proteomic Biomarkers: Insights From PROMIS-HFpEF
Faxen UL; Venkateshvaran A; Shah SJ; Lam CSP; Svedlund S; Saraste A; Beussink-Nelson L; Fermer ML; Gan L-M; Hage C; Lund LH
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2021;11(1):4885
Disproportionate left atrial myopathy in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction among participants of the PROMIS-HFpEF study
Patel RB; Lam CSP; Svedlund S; Saraste A; Hage C; Tan R-S; Beussink-Nelson L; Tromp J; Sanchez C; Njoroge J; Swat SA; Faxen UL; Fermer ML; Venkateshvaran A; Gan L-M; Lund LH; Shah SJ
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY. 2021;324:227-232
Diagnostic utility of right atrial reservoir strain to identify elevated right atrial pressure in heart failure
Miah N; Faxen UL; Lund LH; Venkateshvaran A
Article: JOURNAL OF CARDIAC FAILURE. 2020;26(12):1034-1042
Heart Failure in Patients Undergoing Elective and Emergency Noncardiac Surgery: Still a Poorly Addressed Risk Factor
Faxen UL; Hallqvist L; Benson L; Schrage B; Lund LH; Bell M
Article: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL: CASE REPORTS. 2019;3(4):1-7
Cardiogenic shock triggered by phaeochromocytoma crisis after an oral glucose tolerance test: a case report
Shahim B; Faxen UL; Stern R; Freyschuss A
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY. 2019;287:66-72
N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide in chronic heart failure: The impact of sex across the ejection fraction spectrum
Faxen UL; Lund LH; Orsini N; Stromberg A; Andersson DC; Linde C; Dahlstrom U; Savarese G
Article: JACC: HEART FAILURE. 2019;7(6):505-515
Sex-Based Differences in Heart Failure Across the Ejection Fraction Spectrum Phenotyping, and Prognostic and Therapeutic Implications
Stolfo D; Uijl A; Vedin O; Stromberg A; Faxen UL; Rosano GMG; Sinagra G; Dahlstrom U; Savarese G
Article: SCANDINAVIAN CARDIOVASCULAR JOURNAL. 2019;53(1):21-27
ST2 in heart failure with preserved and reduced ejection fraction
Najjar E; Faxen UL; Hage C; Donal E; Daubert J-C; Linde C; Lund LH
Article: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. 2018;39(37):3439-3450
Prevalence and correlates of coronary microvascular dysfunction in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: PROMIS-HFpEF
Shah SJ; Lam CSP; Svedlund S; Saraste A; Hage C; Tan R-S; Beussink-Nelson L; Faxen UL; Fermer ML; Broberg MA; Gan L-M; Lund LH
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY. 2018;267:128-132
Patient reported outcome in HFpEF: Sex-specific differences in quality of life and association with outcome
Faxen UL; Hage C; Donal E; Daubert J-C; Linde C; Lund LH
Article: JOURNAL OF CARDIAC FAILURE. 2017;23(4):293-303
HFpEF and HFrEF Display Different Phenotypes as Assessed by IGF-1 and IGFBP-1
Faxen UL; Hage C; Benson L; Zabarovskaja S; Andreasson A; Donal E; Daubert J-C; Linde C; Brismar K; Lund LH
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY. 2017;228:709-716
HFpEF and HFrEF exhibit different phenotypes as assessed by leptin and adiponectin
Faxen UL; Hage C; Andreasson A; Donal E; Daubert J-C; Linde C; Brismar K; Lund LH
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2009;106(30-31):1895-1897
[Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Sweden requires increased watchfulness. A retrospective study shows low incidence--recent numbers indicate sharp increase].
Faxén UL; Romanus V; Julander I; Petrini B; Boman G

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Letter: ESC HEART FAILURE. 2024;11(5):3453-3454
Response to letter about "Potential mechanisms of acyl-ghrelin in heart failure: insights into cholinergic modulation"
Erhardsson M; Faxen UL; Lund LH
Letter: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE. 2023;25(11):2093-2095
Acyl ghrelin infusion increases circulating growth hormone in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction
Hage C; Stahlberg M; Thorvaldsen T; Faxen UL; Pironti G; Webb D-L; Hellstrom PM; Andersson DC; Lund LH
Letter: JOURNAL OF CRITICAL CARE. 2023;77:154355
Author's response: "Isolated diastolic dysfunction is associated with increased mortality in critically ill patients".
Cavefors O; Ljung Faxén U; Ricksten S-E; Oras J
Editorial comment: JOURNAL OF CARDIAC FAILURE. 2020;26(11):1016-1021
Association of Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction With Heart Failure Hospitalizations and Mortality in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: A Follow-up in the PROMIS-HFpEF Study
Hage C; Svedlund S; Saraste A; Faxen UL; Benson L; Fermer ML; Gan L-M; Shah SJ; Lam CSP; Lund LH
Letter: CIRCULATION. 2019;140(16):1359-1361
Biomarker Correlates of Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
Tromp J; Hage C; Ouwerkerk W; Sanders-van Wijk S; Svedlund S; Saraste A; Ljung Faxen U; Lagerstrom Fermer M; Gan L-M; Lund LH; Shah SJ; Lam CSP
Corrigendum: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. 2019;40(6):541
Corrigendum to: Prevalence and correlates of coronary microvascular dysfunction in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: PROMIS-HFpEF.
Thesis / dissertation: 2018
Heart failure : role of metabolic biomarkers, ejection fraction, and sex
Faxén, Ulrika Ljung

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Affiliated to Research, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2022-2025

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Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutet, 2018

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